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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An Ontario man has reached a settlement agreement with Boeing almost seven years after six of …
Read More »Boeing officially off the hook for criminal charges in deadly crashes that killed 346 people
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A U.S. judge on Thursday approved a request by the Justice Department to dismiss a criminal case against Boeing stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes …
Read More »WestJet signs deal to buy 60 Boeing 737-10 MAX jets, 7 Dreamliners
WestJet announced plans Wednesday to purchase dozens of new aircraft from U.S.-based Boeing. The deal calls for the Calgary-based carrier to buy 60 narrow-body 737-10 MAX aircraft, with options for an additional 25. The order also includes seven 787-9 Dreamliner wide-body aircraft with options for four more. “With the addition …
Read More »Families of airplane crash victims get chance to object to Boeing non-prosecution deal
A U.S. judge on Wednesday will hold a hearing on whether to approve a deal between the Justice Department and Boeing that allows the planemaker to avoid prosecution on a charge stemming from two fatal 737 Max plane crashes that killed 346 people. Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas will consider …
Read More »Boeing reaches settlement with Canadian whose family died in 2019 plane crash in Ethiopia
Boeing reached a settlement on Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 plane crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to the devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets. The jury trial at Chicago’s federal court …
Read More »Trump picks Boeing over Lockheed for major fighter jet contract
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday awarded Boeing the contract to build the U.S. air force’s most sophisticated fighter jet yet, handing the company a much-needed win and boosting its shares. The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program will replace Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor with a crewed aircraft built to …
Read More »Boeing workers vote to end 7-week strike, accept new contract with 38% raise
Boeing’s West Coast factory workers accepted a new contract offer on Monday, ending a bitter seven-week strike that halted most jet production and deepened a financial crisis at the troubled planemaker. The union said members voted 59 per cent in favour of the new contract, which includes a 38 per cent pay rise …
Read More »U.S. warns 40 foreign operators may be flying Boeing 737s with rudder issue
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Monday said more than 40 foreign operators of Boeing 737 airplanes could be using aircraft with rudder components that may pose safety risks. The NTSB last week issued urgent safety recommendations about the potential for a jammed rudder control system on some Boeing …
Read More »Bombardier wins deal to supply U.S. Army with jet for spy plane prototype – National
After losing a major contract to Boeing at home, Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier Inc. has won a new deal to sell the U.S. Army up to three of its Global Express 6500 business jets so they can be transformed into an American spy plane prototype. Bombardier won the U.S. Army …
Read More »Ottawa to announce sole-source deal to replace military patrol planes: report – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 30, 2023 10:14 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal ministers are expected to announce today that Boeing is the company of choice to replace the military’s aging patrol planes in a multibillion-dollar deal. The decision to go with a …
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